Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning looks down field in the third quarter against the Arizona Cardinals during their NFL football game in Glendale, Arizona, September 27, 2009. Manning threw four touchdown passes to guide the unbeaten Indianapolis Colts to a 31-10 victory over the Cardinals. REUTERS/Rick Scuteri (UNITED STATES SPORT FOOTBALL)

Following a 6.5-hour visit with the Cardinals, Peyton Manning has left Tempe tweets Kent Somers of the Arizona Republic. Somers says that he’s not sure were Peyton is off to next as the quarterback continues his free agent tour around the country.

This is what Rotowold had to say on the matter:

If you’re keeping score at home, the visit lasted a half hour long than his Broncos trip. Manning was driven out of the facility by coach Ken Whisenhunt. OL coach Russ Grimm, Larry Fitzgerald, and president Michael Bidwill also participated in the meeting. There is still no indication as to where Manning will play football in 2012, and he’s not known to have set up a meeting with the Dolphins. He’s now expected to return to his Miami vacation home.

Boy, I bet Kevin Kolb is feeling pretty secure about his situation in Arizona right about now. While he sits at home following a bust of a first season with the Cardinals, his head coach, his No. 1 receiver, and his team’s president are all out wining and dining Peyton Manning. At least if Manning signs elsewhere Kolb is going to get a pretty nice “We’re sorry for flirting with Peyton Manning” gift in the form of a $7 million bonus due on March 17. But if Manning does indeed land in the desert then Kolb will likely be looking for work just one year after arriving to Arizona.

At least on the surface, the Cardinals look like the perfect fit for Manning. They play in a dome, they have one of the best receivers in the game in Fitzgerald, and they’re only four years removed from appearing in the Super Bowl. My gut says he’ll wind up in Denver but all signs point to Arizona at this point.

One response to “Report: Manning leaves Arizona after a 6.5-hour visit with Cardinals”

stan93 says:

While I am a lifelong Cards fan (Its a curse of growing up in St. Louis…whatever) Look I would love to see him as a Cardinal, but I would hate to see that Lame O-line of the Cardinals get this man killed. Denver it should be, he has so many connections in so many different ways to Denver. It could be tough for him to give AZ the vote.